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Head, Women's Health Branch
NC Division of Public Health
Belinda has over 30 years of experience in public health. She has been with the North Carolina Division of Public Health, Women’s and Children’s Health Section (Title V) since November 1995. During this time, she has been the Program Manager for Healthy Beginnings (North Carolina’s Minority Infant Mortality Reduction Program) and Healthy Start Baby Love Plus (3 federally funded perinatal health disparities programs). She was also the Unit Manager for Perinatal Health and Family Support within the Women’s Health Branch. Belinda was named the Head of the Women’s Health Branch in March 2012; in this capacity, she provides oversight and guidance to the state’s maternal health, family planning, preconception health, teen pregnancy prevention, sickle cell, tobacco use, and numerous programs focused on equity in birth outcomes. Her Branch provides oversight for the Maternal Mortality Review Committee along with the Governor's Council on Sickle Cell Syndrome. Belinda has provided leadership for numerous national, state, and local efforts. She currently chairs North Carolina’s Perinatal Health Strategic Plan Committee and supports the state’s efforts with the Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (CoIIN) to reduce infant mortality. Belinda also co-chairs the Perinatal Health Committee of the Child Fatality Task Force (CFTF) within the state. The CFTF is a legislative study commission directed by the NC General Assembly. She is a member of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality. Belinda is also on the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) and the National Healthy Start Association Board of Directors.
She received her MPH from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and undergraduate degrees from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2022
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET